Lead QA Analyst

Lead QA Analyst – Fully Remote - £50K - £55K – SaaS Company
Overview:
An excellent opportunity has arisen with a market leading, data driven Saas company for an experienced, motivated, and passionate Lead QA Analyst.
You will lead and inspire a team of Technical QA Analysts to maintain production environment integrity through robust testing practices. Develop and implement tools and processes for continuous integration and automated testing across business applications.
Role and Responsibilities:
Conduct software testing, including automated, exploratory, performance, and security testing
Support Head of Development in adopting continuous integration and code management
Ensure software development meets security standards
Assist in system administration tasks as needed
Maintain thorough documentation of testing activities and project deliverables
Lead and mentor QA analysts to ensure adherence to testing standards
Collaborate with stakeholders and present project progress
Coordinate with development teams to ensure testability and scalability
Implement and maintain test automation frameworks
Analyse test results and provide recommendations for improvement
Drive adoption of DevOps practices within QA team
Essential Skills and Experience:
5+ years in software testing in enterprise-scale environments
Demonstrated ability to develop build, test, and release processes
Proven record in creating automated tests for legacy and modern applications
Experience with performance testing tools like JMeter or LoadRunner
Familiarity with mobile testing frameworks
Previous involvement in Agile development
Leadership experience or potential for leadership roles
Package:
£50,000 - £55,000 basic salary
Fully remote
25 days annual leave (plus bank holidays)
+ many more